2 Maccabees 13

KING JAMES BIBLE	SAGRADA BIBLIA
1 In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea,	1 No ano cento e quarenta e nove, os partidários de Judas souberam que Antíoco vinha contra a Judéia, com um considerável exército.
2 And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks.	2 Lísias, seu tutor e ministro, acompanhava-o; eles comandavam as tropas gregas, elevando-se a cento e dez mil infantes, cinco mil e trezentos cavaleiros, vinte e dois elefantes e trezentos carros armados de foices.
3 Menelans also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.	3 Menelau havia se ajuntado a eles e intervinha perfidamente junto ao rei, não a favor de sua pátria, mas tendo em mira a confirmação de sua dignidade.
4 But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.	4 Todavia, o Rei dos reis excitou contra esse celerado a cólera de Antíoco e, tendo-o Lísias acusado de ser a causa de todos esses males, mandou o rei conduzi-lo a Beréia, para que fosse morto segundo o costume do país.
5 Now there was in that place a tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument which on every side hanged down into the ashes.	5 Ora, havia ali uma torre de cinqüenta côvados, cheia de cinza e munida de um instrumento giratório que, de todos os lados, precipitava essa cinza.
6 And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death.	6 Era lá que qualquer culpado de roubo sacrílego, ou de algum outro crime particularmente grave, era lançado à morte pela multidão.
7 Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly:	7 Foi nesse suplício que morreu Menelau, o prevaricador, que não recebeu assim sepultura alguma.
8 For inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes.	8 E isso foi justo, porque ele havia pecado bastante contra o altar que sustenta o fogo puro e a cinza, e foi na cinza que ele encontrou a morte.
9 Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time.	9 Nesse meio tempo, o rei avançava, imaginando os mais bárbaros planos, decidido a empregar contra os judeus os piores castigos imaginados por seu pai.
10 Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:	10 Sabendo disso, Judas mandou que o povo invocasse o Senhor, noite e dia, para que nessa circunstância, mais do que nunca, ele viesse em socorro daqueles que estavam ameaçados de perder a lei, a pátria e o templo.
11 And that he would not suffer the people, that had even now been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations.	11 Que ele não permitisse que o povo, apenas um pouco aliviado, recaísse sob os golpes das nações perversas.
12 So when they had all done this together, and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded they should be in a readiness.	12 Rezaram todos juntos e invocaram o Senhor misericordioso, entre lágrimas, jejuns, prostrados três dias consecutivos; Judas exortou-os e disse-lhes que estivessem preparados;
13 And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.	13 entrevistou-se ele com os anciãos, e decidiu não esperar que o exército do rei penetrasse na Judéia e se assenhoreasse da cidade, mas sair logo e travar uma batalha decisiva com o auxílio de Deus.
14 So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin:	14 Entregou, pois, a sorte das armas ao Criador do mundo e encorajou seus companheiros a combater valentemente até a morte em defesa das leis, do templo, da cidade, da pátria e da nação. Em seguida, levou seu exército até Modin.
15 And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.	15 Depois de ter entregue a seus homens a senha Vitória de Deus, tomou consigo os mais corajosos entre os jovens, e partiu de noite, a fim de atacar o acampamento que abrigava o rei. Mataram cerca de dois mil homens, massacraram o principal elefante e seu condutor e
16 And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and departed with good success.	16 por fim espalharam pelo campo o terror e a confusão; e obtido esse êxito, retiraram-se.
17 This was done in the break of the day, because the protection of the Lord did help him.	17 Despontava o dia, quando cessou este ataque, graças à proteção de Deus.
18 Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,	18 Provando a audácia dos judeus, tentou o rei apoderar-se das fortificações por estratagemas.
19 And marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men:	19 Partiu, a fim de colocar cerco diante de Betsur, praça forte dos judeus; foi porém rechaçado, sofrendo revés, e vencido,
20 For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary.	20 enquanto Judas reabastecia os sitiados.
21 But Rhodocus, who was in the Jews' host, disclosed the secrets to the enemies; therefore he was sought out, and when they had gotten him, they put him in prison.	21 Rodoco, combatente do exército dos judeus, revelou os segredos dos seus aos inimigos, mas após inquérito foi apanhado e metido no cárcere.
22 The king treated with them in Bethsum the second time, gave his hand, took their's, departed, fought with Judas, was overcome;	22 Pela segunda vez o rei parlamentou com os habitantes de Betsur, apresentou-lhes a mão, recebeu a deles, partiu para atacar o exército de Judas e foi vencido.
23 Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,	23 Soube então que Filipe, a quem tinha deixado em Antioquia para a direção dos negócios, se revoltara, e ficou muito consternado. Fez propostas aos judeus, aceitou as condições deles e jurou tudo o que lhe pareceu justo. Reconciliados, ofereceu um sacrifício, presenteou o templo e mostrou-se benévolo para com a cidade.
24 And accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians;	24 Acolheu com agrado Macabeu e deixou como governador na região Hegemônides, desde Ptolemaida até a terra dos gerrênios.
25 Came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their covenants void:	25 Dirigiu-se a Ptolemaida, porque os habitantes estavam descontentes com esse tratado e indignados com os decretos promulgados.
26 Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and departing.	26 Lísias subiu à tribuna, defendeu-o como pôde, persuadiu e apaziguou o povo, levando-o a benévolos sentimentos, e voltou depois a Antioquia. Assim decorreram a ofensiva e a retirada do rei.